Spicy Beef Roast

This roast is so full of flavor that is will be bursting right out of the slow cooker. You won't want to wait all day for it to cook!

Ingredients

1 3-1/2 to 4 pound boneless beef chuck roast

Salt and black pepper

2 tablespoon cooking oil

1/2 cup water

1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce

1 tablespoon tomato paste

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 tablespoon cold water

1 tablespoon prepared horseradish

1/2 tsp salt

Directions

Trim fat from meat. If necessary, cut meat to fit into a 3/1/2 to 4-1/2 quart slow cooker. Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper. If desired, in a large skillet cook meat in hot oil over medium heat until brown on all sides. Drain off fat. Place meat in cooker, In a small bowl combine the 1/2 cup water, the Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, garlic, and hot pepper sauce. Pour over meat in slow cooker.

Cover and cook on low-heat for 10-12 hours or on high=heat setting for 5 to 6 hours.

For gravy, strain cooking liquid and skim fat. Transfer liquid to a medium saucepan, In a small bowl combine corn starch and the Tbsp water; stir into liquid in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Stir in the horseradish an 1/2 tsp salt. Serve gravy with meat.